Covers:

1957:

Jack Halloran Singers [a cappella for Dot on lp Christmas Is A-Comin' (should have been a single for the '57 Christmas season); Henry Onorati, one of the producers, was Harry Simeone's go-between; the Halloran version was unsuccessfully reissued as Little Drummer Boy in the slipstream of the Simeone hit]

1958:

Harry Simeone Chorale [as Little Drummer Boy, a christmas hit for five consecutive seasons; credited to himself and Henry Onorati]

1959:

Beverley Sisters [idem]

1959:

Johnny Cash [idem]

1960:

Marlène Dietrich

1964:

Frank Sinatra

1965:

Nana Mouskouri [as L'Enfant au tambour and in German as Johnny Tambour]

1966:

Joan Baez

1967:

Lou Rawls

1968:

Trini Lopez [as El Niño Del Tambor]

1969:

Prince Buster [as Wreck A Pum Pum]

1969:

Soul Sisters [answer song as Wreck A Buddy]

1970:

Jackson 5

1972:

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

1973:

Will Tura

1976:

Salsoul Orch.

1977:

David Bowie & Bing Crosby

1977:

André Hazes [as Jochie Met Een Trommeltje]

1981:

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

1981:

Boney M [as Little Drummer Boy]

1985:

Ray Charles

1987:

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

1987:

Kreuners [as A-Rum-A-Dum-Dum]

1994:

Dandy Warhols [debut single]

1995:

Tractors

1996:

John Denver [at the Vatican]

1998:

Chicago [as Little Drummer Boy]

1999:

Ringo Starr [vocal: Timothy B. Schmit]

2000:

Lonestar

2002:

Gloria Gaynor

2003:

Blind Boys Of Alabama [with Michael Franti]

2004:

Dianne Reeves

2006:

Sufjan Stevens

2007:

An & Jan [as Met De Kleine Trom]

2007:

Toby Keith

2008:

Faith Hill

2009:

Bob Dylan

2010:

Flaming Lips

2011:

Justin Bieber [as Drummer Boy]